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The- eopls Journal
PICKENS S.C.
TIMELY TALK WITII FA RMERS,
Charles H. Jordan in Atlanta Journal.
It has taken the cotton grower
twenty years to learn that a cotton crop
covered with a mortgage is a bad thing
to have on his premises. It will be
well enough to consider the causes
which led up to the requirement of
mortgages on personal property first
and later on c(rops. We ctn all re
member when the merchants carried in
stock no heavy supplies, such as corni
meat, flour and guano, to sell the
farmer. The three first named arti
cles were, of course, sold to their cus
Somers, who were engaged in othei,
lines of business, but were bought by
the merchants from the farms at home
exclusively.
While the farmers of the South were
making their farms self-sustaming and
selling a surplus of provisions, com
mercial pnper was a rare thing in the
transactions between the merchant
and his customers. Open accounts
were the only evidence of indebted
ness. A fsrmier's word was a* good as
gold, and to have asked an old farmer
for a mortgage, in those days, would
have been an insult which no merchant
would have had the temerity to offer.
Shari), shrewd, business mien of the
world soon saw that there were for.
tunes to be made out of the cotton
crop if tl'e farmer could be induced to
produce it in large quantities. The
Western people saw an opportunity for
building granaries and packing houses
to supply the Soutlh with sometling, to
eat if they could be induced to
turn their entire attention to cotton
growing. The bia railroad magnates
saw a grand opportunity to increase
dividends, multiply their rolling stock,
and othelwise fatten on the freights to
be obtained by transportiog heavy and
costly supplies from the West for the
Southern cotton grower dtiring the
spring and summer. In the fal mil.
lions of cotton bales would Ie turned
over to them for catriage to the sea.
ports or Northern markets, and a sec
ond whack would be had at the greal
Southern indutry.
From all zarts of the world, tran
Atlantic steamere ruished to out
whairves with bjl advertisements o
how mneh cotton the" 'Ad couttr%
needed for clothin. and of how tlheN
stood ready to help in the eniterp1"iS
with an exceedin I kw n ite of wate
freight, dividen- be' in. i>t en a
ered. The stock raitie - ,t KeIntIck%
and Teuissee wt.re. --tie-k: '1it, tdcath'
at the b right p;rct c of sup i: for
the futurc. tha:i. butiu .ath.and.
where al! that w-a- ieAV d tO inukc a
mian rich was a *'iece of ;n'i lated
in cot toil wi:h a i ro and a Kentucky
mule lt ., w :t. 1"uani mnufacturer
saw at inee :hat phmn' io' ds w~ oul
have t- b used in e'rinou,- quantitie:
t 4 kep Up th( fert:i.its etthe cclan
t e otthn t'e. anti hat thl
oder of~ cwrmette fet tzetr til::ed thi
air din t ~ he l irant dav,- of sprin:i
tirn'. The - 7tonger the' ''ir the bi
ter. .iim farmers oul thu r iavt ex.
a trik anitd a~ -windL.
Frn th b' C'ncern- a mtultituid,
.r o f .itt.- *nc. - prang: up. AIC:!rt of
In venton- wer~e placed uponz the mar
ket and the farmesr induced to pulrhia.e,
that a la! ger cr'.p (f cotton mlighlt be
produced. C.tton pFanters. euiIo i:
trib~utor , sulky ple u, lih ha rrows
cultivato:- and numb. rl-s pltenited
articles which. when put to practical
use, were found to be almost wojrth
less, and thousands of which ezn now
be found r'tting' about thc farm vai d,
grim skeletons vf our over enthu:-iastic
follv.
Cotton a!positions weliC he:l a:1 over
the country and111 the white stap':e was
crowned king It wa th' "cyck of
mei wa.k . .1 itina iiiilae a
reguar busine-s of gam n ' n it. It.
has take n tweat year:- t ,whip the
flght, but the int*n-e gre 1of the
wvorAdbha' done the werk and today
the old king *es halif dead in th! ditech,
while brk.: an diisconILo IateX marn
eragaze upon th. .o' trb '. a
appontedpaVt WL. th I airmer has
los in the --.ug..ethe ':Auntry at
large Ld.. d' ve ped an icrcaseA it..
weaj.th .teadjIy each 'year.
for Kin Cottoii lonL' enXt':Ij-, anpl
for the u iifort unite coni:1 n i a which
he today fiude hi rii-f. Evers, induct
me';It wa- offered on the par-t of the
buuines world to 1 (increa: the aeea'e
anid double the Eupply. Increased
acreage was seon demilanid ed, wheni the
farmier found that he mtust bay the
suPpates needed to run himn in mitikini'
a large cotton erop. Then the mrer
chant b-"4ant to demand security, and
the personal P prpei ty came, then the
present crop lien. The man who savs
the farmer ia alone re.sponsible for the
con'fditioni in which he Iinds himself
doe. not know what he is talking about,
and cannot proive the auertion. Now
that we know the causes which led to
the ignominious downfall of King Cot
twn, the evils in tile continuance of the
credit sytemn, and the farrlining opera
tions which tendI to make us ploorer year
by year, it behooves us to relleet upion
our future. It is conceded upon all sides
that the all-cotton system is a failure anut
Uilbt be numbered among th thig of
the past. As the cotton acreage is cut
down, the credIt systemu will fall in like
prop~ortion, arnd the twini Sister evil
will become gradually records of his
tory, only interestinig to future generai
tions in understanding what pairticula
epoch retarded tho progressive (level
opment of our agricultural interests.
All reforms, to be successful, mum
move slowly, p~articulatrly if the peol
arc unprepared~ for them. A larti
majority of our peopx at e just no
burdened with a portion of the dteb
of 1898, with no provision miade h
1899 to carry on their busituess witho1
again going further in debt. Just no
the cotton crop is the only one c
which a debt can be contracted, or th
has a ixed value, and masr at any b in
when put in a marketable shape cor
mand ready cash. The 'vay out cit
oni be determined by the man w)
flrealizes his present conditic
have been responsible for it. He mul
then have the nerve and manhoo
aqual to the emergency of mappiul
out and living up to the only prope
course open to him, which can be pu
sued with any degree of success in th
future years. He must necessaril
live closely this year, and exercia
more energy and better judgment ii
raising and making on his farm every
thing needed there. Determine tha
the supply account must be gradualli
cut down. Plant a number of sma
crops during the spring and summer
and carefully harvest them for wintei
use for family and stock. Syrup, po
tatocs, peas, vegetaoles and corn wil
keep any fanidly inl good, healthful die'
until better times can be had. The
strongest and healthiest farmers in Eu.
rcpean countries live almost entirely
on bread, rice and buckwheat. Theli
diet is simple and such as can be pro.
duced on their farms.
Cut down the cotton acreage a little
each year, and diversify the crops
planted. Stake an effort to build up
the land, so that in a short time one
acre will produce twice as much corn,
wheat or oats as now. Commence
raising a few more hogs, cows and
poultry. Keep a brood mare and raise
a colt every yeai. We can gradually
get into the supply business, and raise
enough cotton besides to meet the do
mands of the world, and get a price
in which there will be a prollt. There
is already a demand for legislation
against the crop mortgage, and those
who expect in the future to depend
upon that class of security to keep
thei going on the all cotton planl had
better prepare to assure the law inak
ers that it is a better thing for the
country than it has appeared to be so
far. Thousands of mules and horses
are being snerificed daily, under the
auctioneer's tmauer, in a great many
instances selling for less than the
leval court costs of levy, advertisement
and sale.
Every farmer who has heretofore
operated his business entirely oti the
credit svstenm must jnake a strenuous
etTort touse more cash for his pur
chares. Cut (lown the mortgage bumi
nesrs as rapidly as Possible and live an
independent citizen. We are already
briniin.g the cotton factories to the
South; let us prepare for the establish.
ment of packing houses by leatning to
appreciate anid take advantage of our
natural resources. Raise cattle, hogs,
sheep and poultry; we are not forced
to coni nourselves to any one indus
try. The diversity of our resources is
inealculable. 1 determinied, persis
tent eftor:s in the right direction,
rea'.izin the grand possibilities of the
outh.i, Ohe twenitieth century will dawn
upon us florgig ahead in new and
31ONKEYS AS COTTON PICKELR.
sUCCl'.stTL EXI'EiIMENT BY A MIS
MelllCUTTON l'LA-TER.
Two years a at the Vicksburg
fair. in the fall of 10So't, as Prof. S. M.
Tray an md Mr. W. W. Mangvuti werc
w atcliig ,oine trained mioakeys per
frm their various tricks, Piofesso
Tr ay said to Mir. Miangum:
A~ -tire asyou are alive, Miangum,
t ho.e nii uke can be taught to pick
-~ ctton better amnd umore cheaply than
uri mpi e doi5 l, and perpetual fame
i: 1be the part. of the man who first
At firs AiMr.31angum was inclined to
l aug'h at the idea, but the mtore lhe
though'lt ovei the m atter, andi~ the more
het wtcihed the mnitkeys at their va
ri 'us tic ~ks, the moore he became coni
viied~ that thiere was something in it,
oand the nextrday as he left the profes
sorattheCarol Iouse, he said:
" Welt, professor, L have been think
ing over your suggestion of teaching
monkeys to pick cotton, and I am de
termuiued to try the thing and see if it
will work. They have been taught to
do much more ditlicult things than
Iht n am attmost sure they can
btaught to pick cotton. We can't
rely on the niggers much longer, and
next fall I am going to buy a dozen
mionikey~s andl see what can be done."
The next fall, that is in September
Mf10,3r. Miangum ahunted up the
owi'er and trainer of ten trained
mmonkeys in New York City, and made
arraiinemts both to b~uy the muonkeys
and' to geCt the services of their trainer
who uniierstood the business, and as
.sured Mir. Miangum tihat it would be
the simp'lest thing im~iginable to teach
the iaomikey~s to pick cotton.
The'e weie ltaced upon onie of Mr.
langutmm's Mlississipipi plantations
ab out the umiddhc of Sep)tembe)Lr of that
year, and the t raininig began. The
mon'Ikeys beloniged to the race known
to scientists as Sphatlia Yulgaris,
and the males weigh about 110 pounds
anid the femiales about 9)0 pounds each.
I ags were made for each monkey,
which would hold about twenty-flyv
l)oundsl of seed COtton, and a bag
placed over the aboulder of each,
It is surp~rising how rapidly the traine:
taught the monkeys to pick the cotton
Baskets to hold the cotton were place<
at the end of the rows, and one man
over and above the trainer, was neces
sary to take the cotton out of the sacks
and putt it in the baskets. Tihe femnales
proved much better pickers than the
mates, for they not only picked cleane:
cotton, but they would also pick moa
of it in a day. In less thtan a month
after the monkeys were started at the
wvork they could p)ick on an average o
150 pjoundms a day. They pilcked it
weather in which negroes would no
pick, and picked cleaner cotton. Th<
cost of picking was much less, and ii
every way they made much bette
pickers than the averago negro.
r1 This first experiment, although on
- small scale, piroved to Mr. Manguc
that monkeys could be used with grea
t success as cotton pickers, so in Jun
e of 148i hie made an order for 30
e mnonikeys of the~ same breed, on an em
y p)o~ter of monkeys from Africa, wit!
.s thme understading that moist of (hem
>r were to be females. About the first e
it September of this year the new batel
w of inmnkeys arrived, and the service
n of the old trainer were engaged to tral
tt this nlew lot.
me But this was nmot such an easy mai
i. ter as was at, first thought, for man
In of thme new monkeys were still wik(
to But the trainer thoroughly understoo
2n, his business, having served for a l0n
h time umlm- Barnum as t..ain.. of .o
it keys. Finally with the aid of the te
d old monkeys, who wore of great 1ssi
g tance, and a great deal of punishmel
r and rewarding, the new gang wei
pretty well trained by the middle <
o October.
y I have watched this experiment wit
D greater Interest than I have watche
i any new thing in years. I havve kel
- in constant correspondence with M,
t Mangum about this matter and abot
r the middle of November I visited hl
I plantation near Smtedes to see th
monkeys at their work. I must adm
that it was a glorious sight to see, an,
one that did my heart great good. Ti
I rows were filled with monkeys, eac!
one with her little cotton sack aroun
her neck, picking away quietly an<
orderly, and without any rush or con
fusion. Whet they got their sacks ful
they would run to the end of the row
where a man was stationed to empk
them into the cotton basket, when thq
would hurry back to their work. TA
monkeys seemed actially 8,o enoy pick
ing.
That night I stayed all night wit]
Mr. Mangum and we had a long tall
about this matter. I asked him t<
give me the plain facts about the cia
so I could give them, in the Cottoi
Planters' Journal, to the cotton grow
ers of the South. Mr. Mangum sak(
in substance:
"I consider the day that Professo
Tracy suggested to me the training o
monkeys as cotton pickers as the mos
fortunate day the South has seen it
many years. It means more to the Soull
than a cotton picking machine for th(
monkeys are a success as pickers, whil<
the machines have been failures. Th<
monkeys are in every way superior t
negroes as cotton rickers. In the tirs
place the cost of picking is only about
one-third. Then they are more care.
ful than negroes, and pick a cleaner
grade of cotton. Even in this rainy
fall, when all other cotton was of a
low grade, that picked by the monxeye
was all middling, and sold for at least
one-half cent more than that picked by
the negroes. Then they will pick in
weather in which you can't get a nig
ger in the field. In fact, I believe that
it is the greatest discovery that has
been made for the cotton planter since
Whitney discovered the cotton gin.
People laughed at me at first when I
tried this thing, as they always do
when a man trios anything new, but
now that it has proved a success all my
neighbors are wild about it. The
negroes have made repeated th eats to
kill the monkeys, but as yet they have
not done so, and I apprehend no very
great danger in this direction."
In closing Mr. Mangum said: "You
may say to the cotton planters of the
Sauth that it is a grand succems and
that next June I shall make a arge
importation of monkeys from Africa,
and that I would like to have other
planters to join me. My address is
Smedes, Miss., and I would be pleased
to correspond with any one interested
in this matter.'
I believe that Mr. Mangum is a
greater benefactor to the cotton planter
than Eli Whitney. I have jast given
him an order to import me 200 mon
keys next summer, and I feel sure
that we will soon be independent of
the negro so far as cotton picking ii
concerned. Tox 0. LANE.
EDUCATION FOiR FARMFimS,
At Rliverhead, N. Y., Institute, Dr.
WV. H1. Jordain, Director of State Ex
perimnent Station, gave an excellent ad.
dress on agricultural education. It
seemed to me the most sensible talk in
this line I ever heard. In substance
he said that the agricultural colleget
and universities were not proving
success, as a rule, along the line of
educating young men to become actua:
farmers. After getting this educatiox
few of them do or will go back on the
larmn and devote their trained minds t<
agriculture. B~ut a small proportlor
of those who take the regular ionj
course ever become farmers. Dr
Jordan named universities and tok.
how very few of the regular studenti
were taking an agriculture course
lie said, however, that some college1
were succeeding better than otheri
And what he said did not refer to ch<
short term course for agricultural stu
dents, lasting some three months in thi
Winter. Trho students who graduati
in the regular course at agricultura
colleges and universities will mostl,
become teachex s, professors, statioi
directors, institute workers, agricul
tural writers, etc. This course is alai
:)ut of the reach of the great mass p
farmers. But these boys ought t<
h ave an agricultural education. Hoi
are they to get it ? The Doctor sak
the institutes were a help in this line
but still they could not do much. Thel
work was largely to start people t
thinking, to encourage and enthus
them, to give them glimrpses of know
edge in different lines, but, of coura'
there was no chance for thorough ei
cation even in one line. He said at
ricultural papters could do a great deo
in this direction and were doing it, bt
like the institutes they could not d
complete work, exhaustive work slon
any line. He favored the teachimg
the elementary principle, of agricu
ture in our common schools, but sal
he would leave out the word "agricu
r ture," because the knowledge was of
character that would be generally va
uable to every one. He spoke of g
ing a step further and having agrict
tural high schools in townships, b
said at present suitable t0aohors con
not be obtained. But if they wel
paisi enough such teachers would so<
be ready. Lastly the Doctor spoke
r an agricultural Chautauqua course, at
was In hearty sympathy with such
a plan. He said there were a numb
a of good, reliable books now for you
i men to read, ana soon would be mo:
s such books as those written by Proi
SBailey, Voorhees, llenry, Roberts, et
If the mass of farmers are to have
Sagricultural education It must come
some such way. And they do need
f Knowledge Is power, and much mo
a needed naow than fifty years a.o. ?
a, Jordan sai that a man In te Eu
a sln)ply Gould not succeed and work
his father did fifty years ago. A go
illustration' of what knowledge cou
do was given. They have 178 or
i. tons of glass sand In the forcing hou
d at station that they purchased to e
g perimient with. There Is absolutely
i. plant food In It. They hlave plati
n growing in this perfectly barren sand
6- most luxurlantly. That is, science
t knows exactly whalt to put In that sand
)a to supply the crop. Man becomes al
>f most equal to the Creator when he has
knowledge.
h Now, friends, I think the above is
d solid truth. The universities will turn
it out thorouglily trained men, which we
,. need. but few of them will go back to
t the farih. Very few can afford this
b college course any way. The great
e mass of young men who will become
it farmers need more knowledge. Let
i those who can take the short course in
e agriculture now offered In various
b States. It' will be very helpful,
I getting them started in the line of agri
I cultural knowledge. Then get good
- books, by such ntuthors as those named
1 above, and study them thoroughly
, winter evenings. Read good agricul
v tural papers. Get the reports from
y your Experiment Station and learn all
s you can from them. Attend any insti
- tute that comes within reach. At little
expense one can thus get a good deal
of agricultural knowledge. But I
t would not try to store it all up in my
) head in advance, however. Get a farm
3 and go to work and study the lines you
1 follow at the same time. Any one who
- is farming now need not long be igno
1 rant of simple scientifie matters that
will boehelpful to him. Quite a num
e ber of young men have written me ou
this subject from time to time. L have
answered them privately, usually, be
cause I did not know as my views
would be considered sound. Having
found Dr. Jordan agreeing with me I
thought perhaps it would be well to
publish just what I think. Now please
do not misunderstand me. If any
young man's parents are able and will
ing to send him to take a full agricul
tural course in a uni tersity, I would
advise him to go, by all means, even
though he intends to come back on the
faum. We cannot got too much knowl
edge. And still the chances are in the
East that before he gets through his
course he will sec a better opening
than the old farm offers. But this
thorough education cannot be brought
to the masses who are to become farm
era. We may as well confess actual
facts. The plan offered above, it
seems to the writer, may be very help
ful to those who cannot do better.
2. B. Terry in Practical Farmer.
LOCAL OPTION MISASURISS.
COUNTY CONTROL OF LIQUOR.
Prohibition, High License and Dis
pensary Are to be Submitted to the
People.
The liquor problem in all its vexing
phases will be discussed before the
General Assembly. Mr. Robinson, of
Anderson, has introduced a bill, which
proposes to abolish the State dispen
sary and to place the dispensary busi
ness in the hands of the counties. It
also provides that an election is to be
held in each county upon the question
of prohibition or dispensary.
Mr. W. L. Mauldin, of Greenville,
has introduced a bill which goes still
further, and provides that such elec
tions shall include the question of high
license. These two bilLs will have a
number of supoorters, and both have
the same end in view.
The full text of Mr. Mauldin's bill is
a. follows:
Be it enacted, etc. Sec. 1. That for
the purpose of ascertaining the will of
the people in regard to the liquor ques
tion it shall be the duty of the Rover
nor within aixty days after the passage
and approval of this act, to order an
election to be held in the several coun
ties of this State wherever a dispen
sary for the sale of liquor now exists,
at which election the following ques
tions shall be submitted, to wit : Dis
pensary with county control; hIgh li
cense ; or, prohibition. If neither pro
position shall obtain a majority of the
vote, cast a second election shall be
held on the third Tuesday after the
first election as to the two proposition.
which may have received the highest
number of votes at the first election.
I t shall be the duty of th.. governor to
appoint on the recommendations of the
.general assembly from each county
! three election commissioners for the
several counties which are to have
such election, and the said commis
*sioners shall be representative of the
'questions at issue in this election and
sheall conduct this election in the same
a manner as all other general elections
- are conducted except that there shall
a be no compensation for the managers
a of the election.
1Sec. 2. In the event that any county
by such e lection shall declare for pro
~hibition, prohibition shall prevail in
'suoh county, and the dispensary therein
- shall be closed within thirty days. If
) any c".unty shall adopt the dispensary
f io the county control there aball be
> created within thirty days a board of
r ontrol for suoh county consisting of
rthree members to be elected in the fol
lowing mnanner : One to be chosen by
Sthe board of county commissioners of
r suoh county, one to be chosen by the
o city or town council of the city or town
e wherein the dispensary is located and
I. one to -1e appointed by the governor on
y,' the recommendation of the delegation
~. to the general assembly of the county.
. The said board of control shall have
the power and are duly authorized to
establish one or more dispensaries in
isuch county for the sale of liquor, to
o pledge the name and credit of the counii
g ty for the purchase of liquors, to make
)f all such rules and regulations as to the
1. sale and purchase of liquor. in addition
d to those imposed by the constitution
,1 laws as in their judgment may seem
necessary and p roper in the premises.
a They shall select the dispenser and
Ihis assistants who shall be sober and
o- reliable men, not addicted to the use
.1- of liquor, .who shall be required to
it give such bonds and in such amounti
Id as the said board of control may deem
re sititable to the probable volume of
ibusiness or the faithtul discharge of
all duties and obligations as fail upon
the said dispensary onlar'gement. The
dterms of offioe of the boaad of con trol
a and dispensers shall be for two year.
sr It hlbe the duty of the sheriff, his
ig d~uties, the magistrates, their con
ro sta Na and al oty and towa offiils
8to see to the euforconment of the law in
', respect to ligq ora.~ If in any county
where a die onsy is located the
'county, city or' town offlcials shall fail
n er noglect Io ptoperly enforce the laws
t. as to illits sales of li quor there the
re board of rcontrol shall be autherlead
r. to use sgoh fnn'ds of the dispensary as
se may be on hand in the rigid enforce.
as meat of the law.- The dispenser shall
4siw 4 aps in such bank as may be
Sde ttdb~ h board of control all
Id moey in hs a ands from the sale of
08 Tihe board of control shall at the end
K.. of eachimontlkAle-with the treasurer
io of the c ounty a ,statement of the re
ta ceipt. and'expenditures of the dispen
sary, and if any profit is made pay to
the treasurer of the county for ordi
nary county purposes two-thirds, to
the city or town treasurer for corpora
tion one-third of the said profit. The
board of control shall pay to the dis
penser anod his assiotants or agents
reasonable compensation for their
services, to be fixed by said board of
control, and for their own services
shall receive $2 a day for not exceed
ing ten days in each month and mile.
ago at the rate of five cents a mile
Oach way, provided, if it be found ne
cessary the chairman of .sald board
eball receive pay for not more than
fifteen days in each month.
Sc. S. In the event that tho-ques
Lion of high license shall prevail in
any such election the board of control
provided for in the preceding section
shall have its power and are hereby
authorized to issue license for the sale
of liquors in any town or city In said
county wherein the court house is lo
Qated, but not elsewhere. All appli
cants for license for the sale of liquor
shall be men of good moral charauter
and sober habits and be recommended
by at least twenty freehold voters of
the city or town wherein it is pro
posed to establish the place of busi
ness.
The board of control are hereby au
thorized and rcquired to take bondb
from all liuonsees in the sum of five
thousand dollars for the observance of
all laws and instructions now required
by the constitution and laws of the
State and such other rules and regula
tion-) as may be presceibed by the said
board of ointrol. If any licensee shall
violate any of the conditions of his
bond it shall be forfeited, his license
revoked and no license shall be there
after grantod to such offender. No
license shall be granted for less than
one thousand dollars per annum, nor
for a longer per!od than one year, the
fees to be paid In advaneo. The board
of control shall in their discretion
limit the number of licensee to be
granted. The board of control shall
receive for their service" $2 per day
for not exceeding five days in each
month and mdeage not exceeding five
cents a mile each way.
It shall be the duty of the board of
control to establish such rules as they
may then propose, to guarantee the
purity of all liquors offered for sale,
and are hereby authorized to expend
the necessary funds from the license
fees to secure that end by chemical
analysis or otherwise.
Soc- 4. That no subsequent election
shall be held under the provisions of
this act within two years from the
previous election, and then only upless
one-third of the qualified voters of any
county shall petition the general as
sembly for authority, and authority
be granted pursuant to such petition
to hold a special election upon the
questions hereinbefore provided ft r.
Sec. 5. Within sixty days after the
elections held under this act and the
declaration of the result thereof, the
State dispensary shall proceed to con
vert all of its properties into casb, and
shall pay the net proceeds of the
same into the hands of the sinking
fund commission, and shall thereupon
submit their final report to the gover
nor, to be by him submitted to the
next General Assembly thereafter,
after which report to the governor, the
State dispensary and officers appertain
ing thereto shall be discontinued and
abolished.
Sec. 6. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be and
the same are hereby repealed.
MADE OF GEORGIA M ARDL.-Rhode
Island is building a new State House at
Providence, and it is to be a splendid
work of architecture. Its dome will
be an exact model of the dome of the
famous atd beautiful Taj Mahal, at
Agra, India, and it is to he built
like that grandest of architectural
triumphs, wholly of beautiful white
marble-and what is of still more in
terest, of Georgia marble. In fact,
the entire building both superstruc
ture and dome, is to be of Georgia mar
ble.
With the single exct-ption of the
Taj Mahal's marble roof, the dome of
Rhode Island's new capitol building
will be the largest dome built wholly
of marble in the world. It will be the
only one of any importance in this
country. And every cubic inch of
the material utilimed in its construc
tion will be Georgia marble from the
quarries in P-ickens Oounty.
That little Rhode island it not stiny
or close-fisted is clearly shown by her
liborality in erecting this new State
House. Though the smallest of States,
in point of territory, " Little Rhody"
will have a capitol building which the
largest and wealthiest of common
wealths might be prond of. In the
words of Governor Ladd, it is to be
" stately without pretentiousness ; or
nate withous frivolty ; ricb without ex
travagance, and from a commanding
position, eloquent for gener-atlons toJ
o imne of the honorable pride of Rhode
A wotuan'si health is.
her best and most pre
cious endowment, He r
good looks, her enjoy
ment of life, her happi
Sness, and love
and its continn
ance all depend
Call it vanityP
* you will, it Is a
Swoman's .duty to
*orshi p at the
'shrine of her mir
- ror. It is her duty
to preserve her
godlooks and youth.
.fuils pirits as long as
posuible.
The woman who suf
fers from some'weak
ness or derangemient
of the orgats distinctly
fetniluine, can note the
daily encroachments of
g eneral ill-health, by looking in her mirror.
The sallow or blotchbed cornplexion, heavy
eyes and dark circles under them, the little
wrinkles that gradually creep around the
earners of her eyes and mouth and the
general look of listiessness and despond
ency will tell the story. Special troubles
of this kind are too frequently, neglected
because the natural and proper modesty of
women keeps them from consulting the
average runa of physicians. These men,
because they are without inherent delicacy
themselves, imagine tha, women are the
same. They insist upon obnoxious exam
inations and local treatment from which
any sensitive womnan shrinks. Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will do mere for a
woman who suffers in this way than all the
doctors of this description together. Dur
ing the past thirty years it has been used
by over ninety thousand women with mar
velous results. It is an unfailipg cure for
all weakness and disease peculiar to wor
en. All good medicine dealers sell it.
"Par a number at years T suffered with a oem
plication of female trouble." writes Mrs. J. B.
Ferguson of Itdgmor, Chester Ca., 8. C. " I
tried various reinedies from phsicians, but
nhin seeedwo do me any ad t seme
spells at night so bad I could not rest. Also h~
constipation. I took Dr. Pierce's Favo.'ite Pre
scription and 'Pleasant Pellets' and was en
tirey cured."
Send for Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical A dviser. Paper - bound, ax one
cent stamps; cloth-bound, ten cor' more.
Address Dr. Rt. V. Pierce, Rnfrl, M. Y.
CA
The Rind You Have Always
in use for - over 30 years,
~~ and hi
sonalI
Allow'
'All Counterfeits, Imitations
perhenth that trifle with
EU&mte and Children-Exp<
What is C
OWstoria is a substitute for 4
and Soothing Syrups. It is
contains neither Opium, )I
substance. Its age Is its gi
and allays Feverishness. It
0ole. It relieves Teething
and Flatulency. It assimli
Stomach and Bowels, givjn
The Children's Panacea-T]
OENUINE CA*S
Bears the
The Kind You Ha
In Use For C
THE HONEST
WI/TE OA
HOME-MAI
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-MADE I
GREENVLLE 0
Are the Cheai
Special Prices fc
Call ani
G. W. SIRRINE, Supt. - -
Island citizens in their beloved comn
mnonwealth."
Minnesota's new State House was
also constructed of Georgia marble.
This building is now nearing com
pletion. The immense Corcoran art
gallery at Washington now owned by
the United States is built of white
marble from Georgia quarries. Bo
when " Little Rhody " completes her
massive State House, it may be said
that three of the fnueat pubili build
ings in the country are constructed of
Georgia marble.
-On Dec. lst the total debt of the
United States was $1,030,000,000. This
is a large debt when measured by ordi
nary standards, but of relatively small
account a hen considered in egnnectidb
with the fact that thirty-two years ago
the debt of the country was nearly
three times as large an d the interest
four times greater than it is at pre
sent. The United States is not the
only country which has a large debt,
but it is the only country which is
steadily decreasing its debt while at
the same time enormously increasing
its resources.
-In Japan most of the horses are
shod with straw. Even the clumsiest
of cart horses wear strawe shoes, which,
in their cases, are tied around the
ankle with straw rope, and are made
of the ordinary rice straw, braidedl so
as to form a solo for the foot about half
an inch thick.
-1t is far more profitable to know
b your own business than to know that of
your neighbor. The man who thor
oughly knows his own business has no
time to nose into his neghbor's.
-The manufacture of rattlesnake
oillis said to be a growing and profit
able industry at Valley Center, San
Diego County, California.
-Rluseell Sage is quoted as saying
that Henry Clay was kio ideal Ameri
can politician.
--It Is said that young Senator
Beoveridge, of Indiana, is referred to
among his friends as "The Second
Garfield."
--You will seldom regret having maid
little on any sub ot; you may often
regret having said too much.
-r-ho first cam p meeting In. the
United States w held on thbe banks
of the Red iver,I entucky, in 1799.
A POSmrVruE R O0NORRIMEA AND O06,
TK Nu Os R TRY Vt e DA~
8ent by popajOpre o e i et.
Charleston. H.'C.
~OSBOR NE'
A~saa, ~ame66 s.~e '
Bought, and which has been
has borne the signature of
as been Made under his per
supervision si. ie inftmny.
no one to deceive you in thia.
and Substitutes are but Ex.
anO. endanger the health of
rience against Euperlmut.
ASTORIA
Jastor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
Harmless and Pleasant. It
orphine nor other Narcotic
urantee. It destroys Worms
cures Diarrhoa and WInd
Troubles, cures Constipation
btes the Food, regulates the
g healthy and natfral sleep.
16 Mother's Friend.
rORIA ALWAYS
Signature of.
ye Always Bought
ver 30 Years.
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